(v.) = cleave ; split ; break. Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado broke, participio broken. Ex: Ethnic and racial differences cleaved the American working class. Ex: In the mechanised paper fibre process individual pages are soaked and split so that acid-free paper can be put between the two layers. Ex: The document arrangement adopted is often broken, in the sense that documents in libraries are rarely shelved in one single and self-evident sequence. ----* partir el bacalao = call + the shots ; be the boss ; call + the tune ; rule + the roost ; run + the show.* partir (en) = divide (into).* partir en dos = halve ; rend in + two ; break in + two.* partir la pana = call + the shots ; be the boss ; call + the tune ; rule + the roost ; run + the show ; stand out + head and shoulders (above/over) ; stand out above + the rest ; stand out from + the rest ; stand out in + the crowd.* partir por la mitad = halve ; break in + half.* partir por medio = rend in + two.* partirse de reír = burst into + side-splitting laughter ; burst into + a fit of laughter ; be in fits of laughter.* partirse de risa = laugh + Posesivo + head off ; burst into + side-splitting laughter ; burst into + a fit of laughter ; crack up ; split + Posesivo + sides with laughter ; be in stitches (with laughter).* partirse de risa = be in fits of laughter.* partirse la cara por = work + Reflexivo + to death ; work + Reflexivo + to the ground.* ¡que + Pronombre + partir un rayo! = be damned!. (v.) = head out ; go forth ; leave ; depart. Ex: It's tempting to splurge on a new hi-fi system or head out on a shopping spree, but the smart option might be to pay off an existing debt. Ex: Finally six men agreed to go forth in their underclothes and nooses around their necks in hopeful expectation that their sacrifice would satisfy the king's bloodlust and he would spare the rest of the citizens. Ex: 'Do you ever let anyone leave without inspecting their bags?' Carpozzi asked as she sidled up to the checker. Ex: He smiled again, waved goodbye, and departed. ----* a partir de = based on ; working from ; from ; on a diet of ; in response to.* a partir de ahora = from now on ; from this point on ; henceforth ; as of now ; from now onward(s) ; from this time on.* a partir de ahora y durante + Cuantificador + algunos años = for + Cuantificador + years to come.* a partir de aquí = hereupon.* a partir de ello = therefrom.* a partir de entonces = from this time on ; hereafter ; thereafter ; from then on ; thenceforth ; whereafter ; henceforth ; from that moment on.* a partir de ese momento = from that moment on.* a partir de este momento = hereinafter.* a partir de esto = on this basis ; on that basis.* a partir de + Fecha = from + Fecha ; effective + Fecha.* a partir de hoy = as from today.* a partir de la medianoche = late night.* a partir de los títulos = title-based.* catalogar partiendo de cero = catalogue from + scratch.* comenzar partiendo de cero = build from + scratch.* compilar partiendo de cero = compile from + scratch ; compile from + scratch.* construir partiendo de cero = construct from + scratch.* de partirse de risa = side-splitting.* en un par de días a partir de ahora = in a few days from now ; a few days from now.* hacer a partir de = make out of.* hacer una plancha a partir de un molde = cast + plate + from mould.* introducir datos partiendo de cero = enter from + scratch.* justo partiendo de cero = straight from scratch.* para partirse de risa = side-splitting.* partiendo de = on the basis of.* partiendo de cero = from scratch ; from an empty slate ; from the ground up.* partiendo de esto = on this basis ; on that basis.* partiendo de la práctica = practice-led.* partiendo del hecho de que = based on the understanding that.* partir (de) = rest on/upon ; stem from ; draw on/upon ; build on/upon ; strike out from ; set off (from).* partir de cero = begin from + scratch ; start from + scratch ; start at + ground zero.* partir de la base de que = start from + the premise that ; build on + the premise that.* partir de la premisa de que = start from + the premise that ; build on + the premise that.* partir de presupuestos = make + assumptions.* partir de una premisa = base upon + assumption ; assumption + undergird.* trabajar a partir de = work forward.